Riyadh vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$944
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
86
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.79M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 33% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2911th and 861st ($1637 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 733rd and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$17118

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529

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$2267
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$2370
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$2447
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$2291
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$1946
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2142
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2185
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2017
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1861
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1899
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$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
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$1680
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$2097
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$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095